Samsung washing machine: error 5C5E
Code 5C / 5E on a Samsung washing machine display means: washing machine is not draining water.
- Meaning
- Washing machine is not draining water
- Check first
- Clean the drain pump filter (washing machine: hatch at the bottom front, dishwasher: filter on the bottom). Have a bowl and towels ready.
- Repair shop
- 200–480 zł
Most common causes
- Clogged drain pump filter
- Kinked drain hose
- Blocked pump impeller
- Clogged siphon
What you can check yourself
Unplug the appliance.
Clean the drain pump filter (washing machine: hatch at the bottom front, dishwasher: filter on the bottom). Have a bowl and towels ready.
Check that the pump impeller spins freely and nothing is blocking it.
Check that the drain hose is not kinked and the siphon is not clogged.
- the error keeps coming back after these checks,
- water is leaking or you smell burning,
- the appliance trips the circuit breaker.
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What does error 5C mean on a Samsung washing machine?
Code 5C / 5E means: washing machine is not draining water. The most common causes: clogged drain pump filter, kinked drain hose, blocked pump impeller.
Can I keep using the washing machine with error 5C?
If the error goes away after the checks above, yes. If it keeps coming back, water leaks, you smell burning or the breaker trips, stop using it and call a repair service.
Other codes: Samsung washing machine
- 4C / 4Ewashing machine is not filling with water
- dC / dEdoor is not closed or locked
- Ub / UElaundry is unevenly distributed in the drum
- LC / LEwater leak or water in the base
- HC / HEwater heating problem
- 3C / 3Emotor fault
- tC / tEtemperature sensor fault
- OC / OEtoo much water in the drum
- Sud / SUdtoo much foam
- 1C / 1Ewater level sensor fault
- 6C / 6Eheating element is not working
- 8C / 8Eovercurrent in the motor circuit
A code can mean different things on different models and years. Always check the manual or the manufacturer's support page too. Repair prices are approximate, for repair shops in Poland.